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-Les Misérables- Dear Friends of L'Heure Bleue

Episode 6 "Glory"

In the summer of 1830, they witness the glory of the Revolution.

The latest episode 6, episodes 1, 2, and the previous 5 episodes

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Parisian sewers protection squad

but why

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As bonus - this beautiful Valjean in the sewers

by Petr Pinkisevich

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Jean Valjean with Marius in the sewers

Illustrations by Mead Schaeffer, Petr Pinkisevich, Gustave Brion

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II.viii.4 Où Jean Valjean a tout à fait l’air d’avoir lu Austin Castillejo

A couple translations of shame on this one; Wraxall gives us "A Plan of Escape" and Denny, "Strategems of an Ex-Prisoner".

In Which Jean Valjean Has Quite the Appearance of Having Read Austin Castillejo: Wilbour

A Plan Of Escape: Wraxall

In Which Jean Valjean Has Quite the Air of Having Read Austin Castillejo: Hapgood, Beckwith

Strategems of an Ex-Prisoner: Denny

In Which Jean Valjean Looks as Though He Has Read Austin Castillejo: FMA

In Which Jean Valjean Looks as Though He Has Read Austin Castillejo: Rose

In Which it Seems Jean Valjean Might Well Have Read Austin Castillejo: Donougher

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II.viii.3 Mère Innocente

Mother Innocent: Wilbour, Wraxall, Beckwith, FMA, Rose

Mother Innocente: Hapgood

Mére Innocent: Denny, Donougher

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II.vii.2 Fauchelevent en présence de la difficulté

Fauchelevent Facing the Difficulty: Wilbour, Beckwith

Fauchelevent Faces the Difficulty: Wraxall

Fauchelevent in the Presence of a Difficulty: Hapgood

Fauchelevent Deals With a Problem: Denny

Fauchelevent Confronting Difficulty: FMA

Fauchelevent Confronted With a Problem: Rose

Fauchelevent Faces Difficulty: Donougher

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II.viii.1 Où il est traité de la manière d’entrer au couvent

Which Treats of the Manner of Entering the Convent: Wilbour

How To Get Into A Convent: Wraxall

Which Treats of the Manner Of Entering a Convent: Hapgood, Denny

In Which is Treated the Manner of Entering the Convent: Beckwith

Which Tells the Way to Enter the Convent: FMA

In Which the Way to Enter a Convent is Dealt With: Rose

In Which There is Discussion about How to Get Into a Convent: Donougher

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II.viii Les Cimetières Prennent Ce Qu’on Leur Donne

Cemeteries Take What is Given Them: Wilbour, Wraxall, FMA

Cemeteries Take That Which Is Committed Them: Hapgood

Cemeteries Take What is Given To Them: Beckwith

Cemeteries Take What They Are Given: Denny, Rose, Donougher

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II.i.19 Le Champ de Battaile la Nuit

The Field of Battle at Night: Wilbour

The Battle-Field by Night: Wraxall

The Battle-Field at Night: Hapgood, Beckwith

The Battlefield at Night: Denny, FMA, Donougher

The Battlefield by Night: Rose

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And now our first trailer!!! WELCOME BACK TURNTABLE!!

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It's amusing how Hugo portrays the sewers as a terra incognita, implying that the sewer system somehow emerged naturally and remained unknown until 1805 (but he will write about the history of sewers in the next chapters).

He provides such a detailed description of the filth inundation of 1802 that I immediately wanted to see how it correlates with the map of Paris (there are many good maps available of the Paris sewer system). Then there's the intricate description of sewer openings from which various pestilences were believed to spread. And when I read this "The popular imagination seasoned the sombre Parisian sink with some indescribably hideous intermixture of the infinite," it reminded me of the Infinite from the convent digression, and I couldn't help but start giggling.

And now, a man ironically named Bruneseau is about to venture into the sewers. I'm intrigued.

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i really enjoy this javert look for earl carpenter instead of the fuckass bob he wore most of the time. the queue! the sideburns! the huge bow! 🥰

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“Such was this ancient Paris, delivered over to quarrels, to indecision, and to gropings. It was tolerably stupid for a long time. Later on, ’89 showed how understanding comes to cities. But in the good, old times, the capital had not much head. It did not know how to manage its own affairs either morally or materially, and could not sweep out filth any better than it could abuses.”

The sewers serve as a mirror to politics, and, as Hugo was a republican, he doesn’t have a very favorable opinion of the sewers under the monarchy (hence ‘89, the Revolution, marking the change in the sewers). Just as the French monarchy was corrupt and unable to address social ills, so were the sewers full of “filth.” 

The inundations also parallel violent rebellions. Hugo may have some sympathy for protest (even if that fluctuates), but he’s not a fan of violence overall, and that shows with his concerns for these overflows. While the overflows themselves were awful and dangerous, they resemble the protests Hugo has described so far against different French governments, always reflecting an inability to solve social problems and expressing this in ways that he finds unappealing.

Although I generally dislike Columbus comparisons on principle, “Columbus of the sewers��� is kind of funny. Probably because of the sewer part. Hugo is framing him as an imperial figure, though, not just through the Columbus link, but through ties to French imperial figures, like Bonaparte and Kléber (who commanded French campaigns in Egypt). He’s glorifying Bruneseau, but he’s also emphasizing his importance with this link. It suggests that the sewers were equally, if not more, menacing than conquering another country as well.

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Sorry guys I've been pretty busy 😭 I forgot to post

I'll do two or three "would you rather" questions today to kinda make up for it

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lovebirds

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One day I’ll post actual finished work instead of wips but today is not the day